From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V1 #79 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Monday, February 23 1998 Volume 01 : Number 079 In this issue: [scribes]: Spanish calligraphy RE: [scribes]: Spanish calligraphy Re: [scribes]: Late period Spanish Handwriting? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 22:04:43 -0400 From: wyverns Subject: [scribes]: Spanish calligraphy The only Spanish text I have come across is a 13th Century work called Vidal Mayor (Excma. Diputacion Provincial de Huesa/Instituto de Estudios Altoaragonese/ISBN 84-86856-18-3) Although thte illumination is limited primarily to red and blue (and a little light green) capitols with very fine white work, the calligraphy does not appear to differ significantly from French works of the time. I would suggest going with a French source from the desired period. - --Enid ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:27:22 +1100 From: Richard Krajewski Subject: RE: [scribes]: Spanish calligraphy On Monday, February 23, 1998 1:05 PM, wyverns [SMTP:wyverns@earthlink.net] wrote: > The only Spanish text I have come across is a 13th Century work called > Vidal Mayor (Excma. Diputacion Provincial de Huesa/Instituto de > Estudios Altoaragonese/ISBN 84-86856-18-3) Although thte illumination > is limited primarily to red and blue (and a little light green) capitols > with very fine white work, the calligraphy does not appear to differ > significantly from French works of the time. I would suggest going with > a French source from the desired period. > > --Enid There is a relatively good book sourcing Spanish Calligraphy and Masnuscripts Illumination which I bought recently. I haven't been following this thread closely so I apologize if it isn't relative. The book is called "The Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain" Mireille Mentre Hardcover, 304 pages Published by Thames & Hudson Publication date: November 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 12.12 x 9.39 x 1.20 ISBN: 0500017328 I paid about $45 US for it in May last year. Richard ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:29:45 EST From: FITCHYBEAR@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: Late period Spanish Handwriting? In a message dated 98-02-22 12:02:03 EST, lindap@ipass.net writes: << His personna is late period Spanish though, and I haven't found any info on that place and period in the books I have. >> That's because the only Spaniard who could write was Cervantes.....JimBear ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V1 #79 ****************************